Can the dynamic spectral imaging (DSI) color map improve colposcopy examination for precancerous cervical lesions? A prospective evaluation of the DSI color map in a multi-biopsy clinical setting.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Colposcopy serves as a subjective examination of the cervix with low sensitivity to detect cervical intraepithelial dysplasia (CIN) grade 2 or worse (CIN2 +). Dynamic spectral imaging (DSI) colposcopy has been developed to provide an objective element to cervix examinations and has been proven to increase sensitivity of detecting CIN2 + . We aimed to assess the performance of the DSI color map and compared it to histological diagnoses of cervical biopsies in determining the CIN grade present.

Methods

Women were included in a consecutive, prospective manner at Randers Regional Hospital, Denmark. Women were eligible to participate if they were referred for colposcopy due to abnormal cervical smear (threshold:  ≥ ASCUS) or follow-up after previously diagnosed CIN. Al

SUBMITTER: Booth BB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7802273 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature